3rd Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025

Rosemary's Blessing: 

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

Touched By An Angel,  Maya Angelou

Special Thanks: 

·     For Reading: Hue & Ken

·     For the Communion Bread:  Jan

·     For Serving: Kevin

·     For the Wine Cups & Cross: Rob & Beth

·     For the Music: Ray &  Shonda & Wendy

·     For the Pictures: Jan & Beth & Richard

·     For the altar & sound: Margie & Hue

·     For the coffee: Fred & Maureen 

Happy Birthday:   Bruce Bickhaus (65, yeah, Medicaire) 

Happy Anniversary:

John & Lambrini (16th)

John & Alison (today, 16th)

 Please Remember:  David Hoover; Margie Dugan's grand kids Emma & Finn & their parents, having some rough times;  Jackie Ritter's friend Bob Minarik with cancer; Roy & Carol Strom's daughter Kelly with cervical cancer; Angie Carroll's mom, Mary Lou Kendrick, with cancer; Mark Leutkemeyer's friend, Guy Knight, down with terminal cancer; Wally Banzhaf's sister Chris with cancer;  Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer; Theresa McClure's dad;  Theresa Quinn's dad; for the recuperation of Jerry's right knee;  Celeste's niece, Lexi Colmenero;  Matt Baggert & his family & parents; Christine Drescher's Grandmother;  Rita Dore;  Julie Johnston;  Margie Weynant;  Hugh Bivona's sick friends Bob & Bonnie; Rick Urbanczyk’s mom, Irene;  Richard Froebe's dad;  Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & and Mark, and a little baby, Reese who has tuberous sclerosis complex;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Tom & Teresa's friend Neva Flynn with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;   Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino,  Lisa's nephew Kristopher;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann & Hector; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President  that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.   
 

Picture 1:  Hugh Bivona reading 

Picture 2:  Ken Cramer reading   

Picture 3:   Colleen, Quinn, Theresa, & Tom first in line for….

Picture 4:  The Brunch!

Video: The Beginning of the Mass:

Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com  

Your Finances: February 14:

Income for Running   Expenses: $ 1070.00 

Income for Outreach Expenses: $  495.00

Thanks for your Generosity!

Have a Great Week, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Isaiah 55:  I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.
Romans 8:   What will separate us from the love of Christ?   Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?   No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
Matthew 43:  But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”  Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass.  Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.  They all ate and were satisfied,

Readers,  Mary & Steven
Homily,   John Cade
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Richard & Kevin
The Organization men,  Richard & Mike
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith;   For Tom  Quinn;  For Meredith;

For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;    For Ed Kless;  For Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays:  Linda Beavers 8/4,  Lynda Fleming 8/8
Anniversaries:  Linda & Hue Beavers 8/8

Expenses: $  920.00
Outreach: $   80.00

Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Oh God who created galaxies and worlds without number
Animals and plants, and microbes beyond count,
And tiny subatomic particles we can barely imagine,
Help us to be as bountiful and gracious to all those we meet this
week as you have been to us.

Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement
Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
growth.   Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
make the world we live in a better place to live.

Rosemary's Blessing:     Oh God,

• Give us the Vision which can see your Love in the World in spite of Human Failure,

• Give us the Faith to trust your Goodness in spite of our Ignorance & Weakness,

• Give us the Knowledge that we may continue to Pray with Understanding Hearts,

• & Show us what each one of us can do to set forward the Coming of the Day of Universal Peace.

                                                    Frank Borman, Apollo 8 Space Mission, 1968

Special Thanks:

• For Reading: Tom & Linda Fleming 
• For the Communion Bread:  Claire
• For Serving: Sabrina & Anthony & Lucas 
• For the Books & Wine Cups: Cliff & Jean & Rob & Beth
• For the Music: Ray & Shonda & Celeste & Hue
• For the Coffee & Juice: Richard & Monica & Alexandra Froebe
• For the Pictures:  Beth Robinson 
• For coordinating our Family Adoption and to the Community for this incredible generosity: $1200 in cash & gift cards; $900 in toys, clothes, etc., total $2000

Happy Birthday:    Genny Mattingly,  Sean Kless (3),  Jeremy & Ashley (21)

Please Remember:     Morgan who broke her heel on a balance beam; Emily Zurchin who had an operation Tuesday; Becky Good's mom Mimi Backus, who is with hospice;  Maureen's brother Michael, who died & her good friend Sharon Haskew; Mary's son John; Warren & Barb's friends Jerry & Rick in Chicago;  Jackie's friend Jack Brown;  Andy Goode; a little 10 year old friend of mine having a tough time;  Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim;  Kathleen's friend Jim Wallis;   Tom & Teresa's friend Teri Knapke with cancer & Teresa's niece Angel;  Diane's dad Butch Uderman recuperating from an operation & cousin Judy;  Margie's mom; Donna & Cathy Goode's mom; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Trey Bailey, Ryan McClurg, Matt Gardner, Chebino, Roy's son Chris, & Lisa's nephew Kristopher on his 2nd Iraq trip, his grandmother Alice Quiocho & Lisa's friend Shelly & Uncle Keith; David & Rita;  George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son and Marianne's mom Marguerite who is not doing well; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;  Dawn's friend Jessica & Aunt Ann; Fred's friend John with cancer; Casey & Rob plus Cameron  & Reid, Trey and Brady; for our President elect that he have great success and someday holds his grandchildren in his lap.

Picture 1:  Mary Esparza & gift for our adopted family

Picture 2:  Barb Wittek, Bobby & Debbie Ekes 

 Picture 3:  Jo Whitley, Laura & Frank Reyes 

Check out the Quads: http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com   

Your Finances:

December 21: 

• Income for Running  Expenses: $ 1,370.00  
• Income for Outreach Expenses: $ 726.00       

Thanks for your Generosity!

Next Mass: Christmas Eve, Wednesday, 4:00 .  Welcome!

No Mass December 28 between Christmas & New Years

 January 4: first Mass of 2009

Have a Great & Beautiful Christmas, J.S    (214-783-0443)

Buddy with his daddy, Randolph

Rosemary’s Blessing  

Revel in a friendly smile,

Grasp the offered hand, warm and strong,

And with your best love be reconciled.

 Watch the clouds march across the sky

As you come from your daily labor,

Your heart open for surprise

 And may the God of surprises

Who filled the world with wonder

Bless you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

 Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers                          

Zach reading Wisdom

Our Special Thanks:

• For Reading:  Zach & Taylor
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Communion Bread:  Alison
• For the Wine Cups:  Jan & Sir Charlie
• For the Music: Ben & Bethany 
• For the Pictures & Video: Charlie & Rick & Connie & John
• For the pastries & coffee:  Joan & Jackie, John & Jean
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue 

Taylor reading Corinthians

 Birthdays:  Carol Eschelbrenner & her son, Philip, Jim Butterly, Ryan Ekes, Kim Crossk, & Harper Bambanek (1 today)

 Anniversaries:

Matt & Jamie Wilson

Jan & Sir Charlie (50!)

Bethany & Ben

 We Remember  

Joan;   Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;  Karina in Cuernavaca, whose mom, Maria Luisa just died (this is the polio crippled, middle aged daughter & mother whom we have been supporting for 20 years or more, less lately because we helped them set up their shop);  Michael Kern’s dad;  Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke;  Christine Drescher's grandmother Margie with a stroke;  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Louis & Jim;  Gina Adcock's mother with a new outbreak of cancer;  Dorothy Perry;     Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg & Chebino; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

    Video:  Entrance Hymn (2 min.)

Your Finances: July 1, 2012

Expenses:    $2000.00       
Outreach:    $ 400.00     

Thanks for your Generosity 

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)

    Video:   Rosemary's Blessing (30 sec.)

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

      Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live.

   Video:   Opening Hymn, Mine Eyes have see the Glory (3 min.)

 Rosemary’s Blessing: 

Loving God,

Lead us beyond ourselves

To care and protect,

To nourish and shape,

To challenge and energize

Both the life and the world

You have given us.

Joan Chittister, OSB   and   www.benetvision.org

John reading 1 Kings

Special Thanks–

• For Reading:   John & Jean
• For Serving:  Kevin  
• For the Greek Communion Bread:  John Cade's Greek mother in law, Caliope
• For the Wine & Cups:  Beth & Rob
• For the Music: Ray & Bethany
• For the Pictures & Video: Rick, Jan & Beth,  John & Connie
• For the coffee and pastries:  Bill & Jackie
• For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue

Jean reading Hebrews

  Birthdays:  Blake & Blair (23, Friday), Richard Baach (Monday), Renee Bresson (21 today, Sunday), & Rosemary (Wednesday)

Anniversary:

Luciano & Amanda Godinez (Day 1)

 We Remember  

All our veterans and those serving today;  Mike’s upcoming & postponed hip operation;  Mark Ackerman’s recuperation from an operation and Cathy Bambanek’s recuperation from her foot operation;  Jean Wright's recovering from rotator cuff surgery;   Sue Tomas;   Mike & Dee’s daughter, Lisa;   Patricia’s husband, Fred, who had quadruple bypass a few weeks ago;  Bill Hammond's broken ankle;  Alexander Occhipinti;    Diane McClurg's good friend, Suzy McGonigle with cancer;    Mary Zachos' brother (Jessica Bresson's maid of honor) with a stroke; 

A half dozen Christmas Toffee Pots brewing

  Lisa's Ackerman’s  Lucus Quiocho going to Afghanistan & his mom depressed about it;   Rita;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's daughter Colleen with breast cancer;    Barb & Warren's  friend, Mike, fighting cancer, & Tara;   Bernadette Delgado's mom & Gilberto's mom;   Marilyn Ackerman's mom & brother, Dick;   Grace LeBlanc's niece Carlin, 13, with hodgkins;  Tom & Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, & Diane Kreeitzer;  Connie Doherty's mom & her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter, & John's dad  in assisted living; Jean Wright's daughter, Mary; Kerry's sister Maura with her second cancer;   Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret, & Jim; our friends, sons, & daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg & Chebino; George & Marianne's sons & Linda's son, plus Stacie & Ben White & their niece with leukemia; a cure for autism from Laura Chollick;   for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Christmas Toffee prep with Dallas North Rotary and kids and staff from Faith Family Charter School on Kiest Ave.

  Your Finances: November 11, 2012

Expenses:    $510.00    

Outreach:    $250.00    

We donated this week: 

    1  After screening an applicant, we donated $400 to a family with 3 kids & one on the way, in severe need.

    2.  $2,000 to Bona Responds of St. Boniventure U., with professor Jim Mahar & many volunteer students (50 plus), working in NY after the hurricane.   Latest report from NYC,  Download Hammond 11-11-12

 Thanks for your Generosity 

Have a Great Week, J.S (214-783-0443)

Video:   And the Cupcake of The Week…….Rosemary on her birthday,     (1 min.)

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

      Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live.

Sirach 15:  Before man are life and death, good and evil, whichever he chooses shall be given him.
1 Corinthians 2:  What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him, this God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
Matthew 5:  Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Claire & Steve
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer; For Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;  For Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays: 
Anniversaries: John & Lambrini Cade

Expenses: $  250.00
Outreach: $    75.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

Rosemary’s Blessing:

Do you want to fast this Lent?

• Fast from hurting words and say kind words
• Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude
• Fast from anger and be filled with patience
• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope
• Fast from worries and trust in God
• Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity
• Fast from pressures and be prayerful
• Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy
• Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others
• Fast from grudges and be reconciled
• Fast from words and be silent so you can listen

Attributed to Pope Francis

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement
Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
growth.   Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
make the world we live in a better place to live.